The 2019 FASEB Science Research Conference on Ion Channel Regulation: Molecules to Disease, July 7-12, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
The 2019 FASEB Science Research Conference on Ion Channel Regulation: Molecules to Disease, July 7-12, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
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2019 年 FASEB 离子通道调控科学研究会议:分子与疾病,2019 年 7 月 7-12 日,葡萄牙里斯本。
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10.1096/fj.202000367
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2020
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Khanna,Rajesh
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Colecraft,HenryM;Khanna,Rajesh
The “Ion Channel Regulation Conference: Molecules to Disease” conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal, July 7–12, 2019 at the Lisbon Marriott Hotel. The conference focused on the latest research on mechanisms of ion channel regulation, its impact on the physiology of diverse cell types, and the potential for targeting ion channel regulation in drug development. Accounting for~ 1–2% of genes in the human genome, ion channels control many essential cellular and physiological processes including; neuronal firing and synaptic transmission, muscle contraction, hormonal secretion, fluid homeostasis, gastric acidification, and gene expression. Inherited or de novo mutations in ion channels (the so-called ‘channelopathies’) underlie devastating human diseases such as; epilepsy, autism, chronic pain, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and lethal cardiac arrhythmias. Not surprisingly, ion channels not only represent important targets for existing therapeutics, but also hold vast untapped potential for future drug development efforts. This FASEB SRC plays a vital role in fueling the engine of discovery in this vital research area by bringing together, in a concentrated, intense week, leading investigators from diverse fields to share the latest and most exciting developments in Ion Channel Regulation, with the aim of sharing information across disciplines, establishing new personal contacts, and promoting future collaborations. This conference has taken place every other year since its inception in 2003 and was arguably the most important meeting in the ion channel field in 2019. It serves as an essential forum for leading scientists from the US, Canada, Europe, Asia and other parts of the globe to present and discuss their latest and most important research. Over the four and a half days of the meeting, there were 32 full-length talks, 2 keynote lectures, 21 short talks chosen from submitted abstracts, and 66 poster presentations. Impressively, there was full participation by* corresponding author: hc2405@ cumc. columbia. edu; Each year, a series of Science Research Conferences (SRCs) are sponsored by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), a non-profit federation of 29 research societies representing 130,000 scientists, that allows experimental biologists to meet in a relaxing, collegial atmosphere and explore new approaches to current research areas.The opinions expressed in editorials, essays, letters to the editor, and other articles comprising the Up Front section are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of FASEB or its constituent societies. The FASEB Journal welcomes all points of view and many voices. We look forward to hearing these in the form of op-ed pieces and/or letters from its readers addressed to journals@ faseb. org.